Government will seek to make development of apartments more viable

Cabinet housing committee has discussed how to get the greatest volume of housing output from the Land Development Agency

It is understood the Cabinet committee focused on housing agreed to propose a broader remit for the Land Development Agency, to go beyond social and affordable housing. Stock picture: Larry Cummins

The Government is to explore measures that would make apartment building more viable in an attempt to increase housing output.

It is understood that the Cabinet’s committee focused on housing discussed how to get the greatest volume of housing output from the Land Development Agency (LDA) while requiring a minimum amount of capital funding.